This is my Town
- Boogieman1
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This is my Town
I realize we all hunt different circumstances and have different goals. In places like this you never actually know what crowd u are talking to. Just gonna offer my advice if some reader finds themselves in my situation. We can’t all take off of work, buy non resident license, spend gas to travel to all 4 corners of the earth. In such cases I don’t feel I’m at a disadvantage. In fact I believe home court advantage was named for a reason. I will be the first to tell ya I am likely to get dusted in every other counties woods and water in the great entire USA. But I tell ya what…. I ain’t gonna get beat in mine. I would rather be great right here than mediocre everywhere. Prob sounds sorry but the best times of my life are when folks pull up to a public boat ramp or woodlot and say that (f-bomb) is here.
I love that feeling. Why? Cause I worked my entire life for that edge. I don’t give a flying hoot if that makes me a one trick pony or not. What I get a kick out of is big money bringing it down and getting dusted by a guy without a boat or shooting a stickbow. There is great benefits to hunting where u live! A hunter who spends 150 days a year in the woods is leaps and bounds above those that must travel and only get a couple weekends a year in. Beat em with effort, determination, and guts! One thing money will never be able to buy is time. That’s the equalizer for rednecks who set there life up to hunt/fish. Choose wisely and live with your choices!
Whitetail Wishes……
I love that feeling. Why? Cause I worked my entire life for that edge. I don’t give a flying hoot if that makes me a one trick pony or not. What I get a kick out of is big money bringing it down and getting dusted by a guy without a boat or shooting a stickbow. There is great benefits to hunting where u live! A hunter who spends 150 days a year in the woods is leaps and bounds above those that must travel and only get a couple weekends a year in. Beat em with effort, determination, and guts! One thing money will never be able to buy is time. That’s the equalizer for rednecks who set there life up to hunt/fish. Choose wisely and live with your choices!
Whitetail Wishes……
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Re: This is my Town
Well said and good luck, amigo,
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I thought you were going to go with an Eric Church reference with his song “this is my hometown”. One of my favorites.
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Boogie, your the best.
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Amen Boogie! I’ve got 3 little kids and a high maintenance wife. All big bucks in my zip code better watch out cuz I’m not going anywhere!
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Stingray713 wrote:Amen Boogie! I’ve got 3 little kids and a high maintenance wife. All big bucks in my zip code better watch out cuz I’m not going anywhere!
I’m guessing she is not a Beast member
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Good one
I wouldn’t trade a week here for a week hunting anywhere else. Content.
I wouldn’t trade a week here for a week hunting anywhere else. Content.
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I like hunting my home turf. Some are a 2hr drive. I’m not going anywhere this year outside of that unless I tag out with some vacation time left. Good point Boogie
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Man i’m so busy working, maintaining the house, and raising my boy i’m lucky to get out a couple hours during the week and maybe a 5 hour hunt Sat and Sun morning before the family crawls out of bed. If i’m lucky, i can grab an evening sit Sat night as well.
Obviously the majority of my hunts are close to home and easy access out of necessity or i’m not hunting at all. But like Boogie i know these spots like the back of my hand, i walk them year round, i know where the beds are, etc. I guarantee you take a “celebrity” hunter and give him two days to hunt these spots i’ll see more deer. Where they gain an advantage is when they are able to set up camp and hunt there 7 days in a row sun up to sun down like the THP guys do. I don’t have that luxury.
We can’t be young and single again with no responsibilities and nothing to do but hunt. Those days were awesome but priorities change forcing you to master your home range.
Obviously the majority of my hunts are close to home and easy access out of necessity or i’m not hunting at all. But like Boogie i know these spots like the back of my hand, i walk them year round, i know where the beds are, etc. I guarantee you take a “celebrity” hunter and give him two days to hunt these spots i’ll see more deer. Where they gain an advantage is when they are able to set up camp and hunt there 7 days in a row sun up to sun down like the THP guys do. I don’t have that luxury.
We can’t be young and single again with no responsibilities and nothing to do but hunt. Those days were awesome but priorities change forcing you to master your home range.
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Ryan549 wrote:Stingray713 wrote:Amen Boogie! I’ve got 3 little kids and a high maintenance wife. All big bucks in my zip code better watch out cuz I’m not going anywhere!
I’m guessing she is not a Beast member
Maybe Shopping Beast
I did explain to her what a spike is last night. She liked that they are called spikes.
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I am the same way. I hunted Montana a while back and the entire time I was there I wanted to be home hunting "my woods".
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Well said. Ditto! We've worked hard to gain the home field advantage. I love the fact that I'm still learning new things after all these years.
On my deathbed, I will receive total consciousness. So I have that going for me, which is nice!
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Stingray713 wrote:Ryan549 wrote:Stingray713 wrote:Amen Boogie! I’ve got 3 little kids and a high maintenance wife. All big bucks in my zip code better watch out cuz I’m not going anywhere!
I’m guessing she is not a Beast member
Maybe Shopping Beast
I did explain to her what a spike is last night. She liked that they are called spikes.
The Shopping Beast I like it! A forum based website for the hardcore, compulsive buyer.
Topics…..
Scouting for Black Friday
Pressured malls
Cyber scouting deals
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I always end up gravitating back to my local fishing hole I grew up on. Not the best place to fish, but I’m at my best when I’m there.
Hunting is still a work in progress for me
Hunting is still a work in progress for me
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Boogieman1 wrote:Stingray713 wrote:Ryan549 wrote:Stingray713 wrote:Amen Boogie! I’ve got 3 little kids and a high maintenance wife. All big bucks in my zip code better watch out cuz I’m not going anywhere!
I’m guessing she is not a Beast member
Maybe Shopping Beast
I did explain to her what a spike is last night. She liked that they are called spikes.
The Shopping Beast I like it! A forum based website for the hardcore, compulsive buyer.
Topics…..
Scouting for Black Friday
Pressured malls
Cyber scouting deals
Public parking
Mall access according to wind... ”So it don't mess up hair!"
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